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CITY of VANCOUVER: Award Studio
The Award Studio before move-in and early design process
  Douglas Copeland's "Golden Tree" sculpture at Cambie and MarineAward Studio Design Exterior view with the previous tenant in residenceAward Studio Design Franco Ferrari measuring the space with the previous tenant in residenceAward Studio Design Recieving the keys to the studioAward Studio Design The industrial sink is functional but an eyesoreAward Studio Design Franco heading upstairs to measure the loft bedroomAward Studio Design A 'blank space'—a blank canvasAward Studio Design Franco checking on stored objects and furniture for the studioAward Studio Design Moving personal effects with 'borrowed' carts to the studio from the storage unit seven blocks away—in the rain! Ugh!Award Studio Design
  The kitchen view into the empty great roomAward Studio Design The studio kitchenAward Studio Design The spacious loft bedroomAward Studio Design The nine-foot Restoration Hardware SoHo tufted sofa arrives at the studioAward Studio Design Planning the intallation of twelve foot long navy velvet panelsAward Studio Design Franco doing paint touch-ups way up there—a sixteen foot ceilingAward Studio Design The studio kitchen and loft areaAward Studio Design Planning the massive gallery wall—forty-three pieces with white framesAward Studio Design Preparing forty-three pieces for the gallery wallAward Studio Design
The Award Studio Design Project by Franco Ferrari
  Twelve feet of glass cantelivered awning protects the large garden patioAward Studio Design The twenty-four feet of sixteen foot high wall was a bit of a challenge—a vast blank space to fill.
Installed with French cleats, the paintings can be easily removed to provide space to produce large format workAward Studio Design		 There is plenty of space for a grand piano and an oversized Restoration Hardware SoHo Tufted sofaAward Studio Design The Petrie swing-arm wall lamp by EQ3 is a perfect solution to illuminate the dining areaAward Studio Design The Petrie swing-arm wall lamp by EQ3 is a perfect solution to illuminate the dining areaAward Studio Design The grandiose space astounds me every day!Award Studio Design A casual summer view of the 'great room'Award Studio Design A brilliant sculpture by Franco Ferrari fills the cavernous space of the 'great room'Award Studio Design My Palkki Tables (2) made from a 100 yr old cedar beam (‘Palkki’—Finnish for ‘timber’; ‘beam’) Award Studio Design
  Remote controlled LED lighting for the stairwayAward Studio Design The forty-three pieces with hand painted white frames for the gallery wall was a massive projectAward Studio Design A sixteen-foot high wall over concrete stairs was a difficult gallery installationAward Studio Design A sixteen-foot high wall over concrete stairs was a difficult gallery installationAward Studio Design A sixteen-foot high wall over concrete stairs was a difficult gallery installationAward Studio Design The gallery wall can be enjoyed from the loft bedroom with a few favouite pieces peeking over the pony wallAward Studio Design The gallery wall can be enjoyed from the loft bedroom with a few favouite pieces peeking over the pony wallAward Studio Design The extra long Lincoln bench is a perfect spot to display my silver-leafed elk hide drumsAward Studio Design The white marble cube nightstands designed by Franco Ferrari are fashioned from repurposed Sears display fixture framesAward Studio Design
  I have always enjoyed the fresh look of blue and white. The patio is a cohesive mix of styles paring the historic design of the Lutyens bench with minimalist overstuffed seatingAward Studio Design Sir Edwin Lutyens' Iconic Design—painstakingly hand-carved in 1902—became the standard-bearer for garden seating. Mine is a scaled down version of the original 8ft Lutyens bench
—a.k.a. the Thakeham Bench. A larger version is available at Restoration HardwareAward Studio Design		 Sir Edwin Lutyens' Iconic Design—painstakingly hand-carved in 1902—became the standard-bearer for garden seating. Mine is a scaled down version of the original 8ft Lutyens bench
—a.k.a. the Thakeham Bench. A larger version is available at Restoration HardwareAward Studio Design		 Sir Edwin Lutyens' Iconic Design—painstakingly hand-carved in 1902—became the standard-bearer for garden seating. Mine is a scaled down version of the original 8ft Lutyens bench
—a.k.a. the Thakeham Bench. A larger version is available at Restoration HardwareAward Studio Design		 Who wouldn't enjoy a mango peach smoothie in such a beautiful space?Award Studio Design White, cream and natural wood with a spash of blueAward Studio Design The spacious garden patio—a perfect space for luxurious outdoor livingAward Studio Design Glorious sunsets abound from from the west facing garden patioAward Studio Design Glorious sunsets abound from from the west facing garden patioAward Studio Design

THE ARTIST STUDIO AWARD PROGRAM is a critical part of the City of Vancouver’s efforts to provide studio spaces to support artists and their work since 1995. The program is offered once every three years through an open call to emerging professional artists living in the City of Vancouver. This year the program has expanded to include community members of the Musqueam, Squamish, or Tsleil-Waututh First Nations.

Richard Heikkilä-Sawan was awarded the large multi-level live/work studio alongside the Canada Line near Marine Drive Station on Cambie Street South.

STUDIO FOUR: Affordable rental award studio

    • Location: #102 - 8031 Nunavut Lane (main access from the promenade alongside the Canada Line)
    • Size: 1,323 square feet on three levels—two living and a storage/loading dock level accessed by a private elevator
    • Studio amenities: Stainless look fridge, dishwasher, two-piece built-in glass cooktop/oven, Blomberg washer/dryer, air conditioning, Corian countertops (white marble in bathroom), polished concrete floors (main floor), dark wood laminate upstairs, two large closets upstairs, one large closet on main floor plus spacious storage under stairs and laundry room storage, dual toxic fume ventilation system, private elevator to an extra large storage area and loading dock, spacious loft bedroom, a west-facing garden patio, and two entrances (front and back)
    • Parking: One parking stall
    • NOTE: There is no access to buiding amenities as the studio is not part of the strata title (no strata fees)